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Donald Trump Tweet Becomes Fodder For The Weirdest Fake Holiday Inn Express Ads Ever

GOP candidate's odd hotel review inspired a series of jokes online.
Ed Mazza
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Deputy Editor, Trends, HuffPost

GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump stayed at a Holiday Inn Express... and Twitter couldn't stop making jokes about it.
GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump stayed at a Holiday Inn Express... and Twitter couldn't stop making jokes about it.
Kevin Lamarque / Reuters

He might not have any experience running a country, but he did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night!

Donald Trump tweeted an unusual endorsement of the hotel chain on Wednesday night, describing the Holiday Inn Express where he was staying in Indiana as "new and clean, not bad!"

I am in Indiana where we just had a great rally. Fantastic people! Staying at a Holiday Inn Express - new and clean, not bad!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 28, 2016

It's not a bad review, but it's not exactly the kind of endorsement you feature in an ad, either. Yet that didn't stop Twitter users from having fun with it.

Many played off the company's “...but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express” ad campaign slogan:

"Are you qualified to be President?"
"No, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night." https://t.co/nlRONLwYne

— Mike (@YunBoyWonder) April 28, 2016

"I'm gonna make America Great again!" Why, are you really smart? "No, I stayed at a Holiday Inn Express last night!" #Trump2016

— Herb (@CanadianLibtard) April 28, 2016

He may not be an expert on foreign policy, but he did stay at a Holiday Inn Express tonight. https://t.co/jIfpIza0az

— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) April 28, 2016

"Hey... you're not even a real conservative!"
.
"No, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night." - Donald Trump

— THE Donary Trumpton (@17ebivor) April 28, 2016

"I'm running for President!"
"Do you know what you're doing?"
"No but I stayed at a Holiday Inn Express last night." https://t.co/7m4GCUo3X9

— Jason Kersey (@jasonkersey) April 28, 2016

If TV has taught me anything, spend one night at a Holiday Inn Express and you're ready to perform brain surgery. https://t.co/Nu7pocWMFl

— Marc Sherman (@marctsherman) April 28, 2016

@JamesFallows "I'm racist, sexist, don't get policy, and am unprepared to be President. But I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night."

— Camilo Forero (@ForeroCam) April 28, 2016

I've also stayed at a Holiday Inn Express.
I liked it!
It made me Great Again! https://t.co/vQhyH2KJuj

— City Comforts (@David_Sucher) April 28, 2016

New Holiday Inn Express slogan https://t.co/3ppcICmerL

— kt (@KatelynLarson) April 28, 2016

Donald Trump: the only person who can discuss his political rally and review a Holiday Inn Express all in 140 characters.

— Ryan J. Stashko (@r_stashko) April 28, 2016

The thousands of responses to Trump's tweet even caused the phrase "Holiday Inn Express" to trend on Twitter late Wednesday.

Editor’s note: Donald Trump regularly incites political violence and is a serial liar, rampant xenophobe, racist, misogynist and birther who has repeatedly pledged to ban all Muslims — 1.6 billion members of an entire religion — from entering the U.S.

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